Having Fun with Ellowyne

Ellowyne Fresh Sugar

Pin itWhen I ordered my Wilde Imagination Ellowyne I knew she was pretty, I knew she was very different from our American Girl dolls, but what I didn’t expect was that I would have so much fun with her! Ellowyne has a more grown up personality than American Girl dolls – she’s into fashion and [...]

Meet Ellowyne

Ellowyne Wilde doll

Pin itFirst of all, I know we talk A LOT about 18″ dolls on Doll Diaries, but they are not the only dolls we love! Second, I bought MYSELF a doll – yes, there have been others like Felicity and Saila, but this one is different. Meet Ellowyne… Isn’t she gorgeous? Ellowyne is a 16″ [...]

SFStyleClub Doll Dress Up Giveaway

SFStyleClub

Pin itCONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS!!! Samantha with All Dressed Up and Annika with Wacky Wednesday. Check your email ladies! Are you ready for another really FUN giveaway?? Our friends at Springfield Dolls have recently launched their SFStyleClub – a fun destination for girls where you can create outfits for your dolls, change them over and [...]

Gotz Dolls at Pottery Barn Kids

Götz, Gotz, Goetz dolls at Pottery Barn Kids

Pin itThe German doll manufacturer Götz (or Goetz or Gotz) has been making high quality dolls since the 1950s and have three basic lines – play, artist editions, and licensed dolls. When we were at American Girl last week we walked around other stores in the mall and I noticed a doll display near the [...]

Springfield Dolls SFStyleClub is Fun for Girls

SF-Club-Features

Pin itOur friends at Springfield Dolls have just launched a fun, age appropriate, online world for girls to play, dress up dolls, be creative, solve puzzles, earn points, make wishlists and more. It is called the SFStyleClub. Like most online extensions of brands, you create a user name and password, get parental approval if you [...]

Madison and Gwen Exchange Gifts

Madison and Gwen

Pin itWe stopped in at Michaels the other day on a hunt for a few things (like Christmas stockings for friends, knitting needles for me, etc) and had to stop by the Springfield Dolls area. Our Michaels has pretty much sold out of everything they have in the way of Springfield Dolls, but Natalie did [...]

Emma, Abby & Maria Ready for a New Adventure

Springfield dolls Emma, Maria and Abby

Pin itWhen the Springfield Doll company and I first started talking about setting up a review of their dolls and sponsoring a giveaway on Doll Diaries (PS click that link – there is still time to enter), I assumed they would send me one doll and an outfit or two to review. I certainly didn’t [...]

A Girl For All Time Dolls

Matilda

Pin itA few weeks ago I came across a line of dolls that are similar in premise to American Girl dolls – in the sense that they bring history to life through a doll and her stories for specific period of time. The difference is, these dolls are modeled after important time frames in English [...]

Australian Girl Doll Review

Australian Girl Matilda

Pin itI have not been lucky enough to see an Australian Girl doll up close and personal yet, so I have to enjoy their photos for now. Britts is a 15 year old from Australia who is a huge Australian Girl fan (yes, that is the name of her website, too) and has been kind [...]

A Few More Springfield Doll Photos

Springfield Dolls trunk and outfits

Pin itI am so impressed with the response from the Springfield Dolls Super Giveaway so far! Wow! As promised, here are a few more pictures of the Springfield Dolls – and I will have more to come later today as well. Madison and Olivia decided to have a sleep over last night. They are each [...]

Springfield Dolls Super Giveaway and Review

Springfield Girls dolls

Pin itUPDATED! Scroll down to see who won! Before I get into the review, the photos and the details, let me say we will have THREE winners for this amazing giveaway which includes a Springfield Girls doll, the Springfield Collection Storage Trunk for 18″ dolls, outfits and accessories to fill it! WOW. Now on to [...]

Tender Hearts Dolls Review

Paradise Galleries Tender Hearts compared to American Girl doll

Pin itDoes your American Girl doll need a little sister? Paradise Galleries has a line of 18″ vinyl play dolls called Tender Hearts girls that are just too cute. I first discovered them when I saw an ad for the dolls wearing Girl Scout and Brownies uniforms. They sent me Emma to review and I [...]

Interview with Designers of the LittleMissMatched Dolls from TonnerToys

uptown-girl

Pin itA few months ago I discovered the Little MissMatched line of dolls by Tonner Toys. I immediately fell in love with their sunny little faces and unique sense of style. I purchased Uptown Girl, named her Emma and let her hang out above my desk. I was so impressed that the doll’s lead designer, [...]

Getting to Know the Springfield Girls

Springfield Girls Dolls

Pin itDuring the Halloween Parade we got a chance to meet some of the Springfield Girls dolls thanks to one of readers, Sharry. Springfield Girls are a line of very affordable (about $20 each), basic 18″ vinyl play dolls that you can purchase at craft stores like Michael’s, A.C. Moore and others. They are perfect [...]

Celebrtiy Cabbage Patch Dolls Charity Auction

jakks-charity

Pin it Now here’s something you don’t see every day – an Al Roker or Steven Tyler Cabbage Patch Kid! Five different celebrities have  teamed up with JAKKS Pacific® and Cabbage Patch Kids® to raise funds for Children’s Action Network during National Adoption Month. The celebrities (Steven Tyler, Al Roker, Katherine Heigl, Kristin Chenoweth and [...]